Driekop Weather Records (SF002948260)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Driekop (SF002948260), South Africa, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Driekop

Driekop (SF002948260) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.77 latitude and 26.97 longitude, 1,387 m (4,551 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1997, 71 years of record.
0 records set at Driekop still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Driekop set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 28 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.77 latitude, 26.97 longitude.
Elevation: 1,387 m (4,551 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1997, 71 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Driekop. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Driekop, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Driekop still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Driekop between 19 October 1959 and 31 January 1967. Each dot is a new record.

When Driekop set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1959-10-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1964-03-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1967-01-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.0 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 104.0 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Driekop. The most was 104.0 mm (4.1 in) on 31 January 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Driekop
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 January 1967
Feb	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	13 February 1990
Mar	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	27 March 1964
Apr	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	9 April 1982
May	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 May 1934
Jun	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 July 1996
Aug	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 August 1981
Sep	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	19 October 1959
Nov	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 November 1980
Dec	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 December 1953

Latest Records

Latest records at Driekop
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1997	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1997	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1997	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1997	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1997	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1996	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Driekop, ZA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1996	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1995	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1995	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1993	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1993	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1992	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1927 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Driekop: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	1967	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	1967	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	238 days	1994	85 days	71

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Driekop, 1927 to 1997. The record is 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Driekop by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1928	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1930	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1936	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1954	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1956	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1959	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1960	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1962	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1964	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1971	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1979	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1987	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1988	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1989	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1991	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1994	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1995	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Driekop, 1927 to 1997. The record is 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Driekop by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1930	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1933	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1934	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1935	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1936	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1937	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1938	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1940	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1941	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1942	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1943	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1944	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1945	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1946	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1947	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1949	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1952	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1954	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1955	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1956	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1957	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1963	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1965	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1968	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1973	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1976	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1979	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1980	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1981	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1982	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1984	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1985	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1986	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1987	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1989	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1991	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1996	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	114.5 mm (4.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Driekop, 1927 to 1997. The record is 238 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 85 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Driekop by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927	39 days
1928	116 days
1929	43 days
1930	88 days
1931	68 days
1932	104 days
1933	71 days
1934	53 days
1935	71 days
1936	140 days
1937	72 days
1938	51 days
1939	60 days
1940	42 days
1941	85 days
1942	68 days
1943	41 days
1944	94 days
1945	179 days
1946	129 days
1947	81 days
1948	146 days
1949	44 days
1950	52 days
1951	128 days
1952	99 days
1953	116 days
1954	151 days
1955	105 days
1956	115 days
1957	76 days
1958	77 days
1959	93 days
1960	46 days
1961	93 days
1962	140 days
1963	53 days
1964	63 days
1965	63 days
1966	129 days
1967	85 days
1968	83 days
1969	76 days
1970	46 days
1971	150 days
1972	120 days
1973	110 days
1974	105 days
1975	74 days
1976	105 days
1977	146 days
1978	65 days
1979	49 days
1980	131 days
1981	78 days
1982	46 days
1983	75 days
1984	142 days
1985	109 days
1986	85 days
1987	83 days
1988	61 days
1989	53 days
1990	121 days
1991	87 days
1992	190 days
1993	104 days
1994	238 days
1995	101 days
1996	68 days
1997	45 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

69 years, 1928 to 1997

A day with at least 49.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.3 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Driekop: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 69 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 69 years of values from 1928 to 1997.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1967; 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1964; 92.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1959.

Download the Data

Data for Driekop standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Driekop threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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